Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-20
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mons.
The troops who followed the raid
ing Apaches through the mountains
OF Southern Arizona, recently, say
that in crossing the San Pedro Valley
! the hostiles travelled nearly fifteen
miles on tiptoe to hide the trail, but
| the Indian scout who accompanied
the soldiers held the track Just the
| same.
A sHREWD Bostonian has been MAX
| ing mint OF money lately by selling q
large number Of counterfeit historical
documents supposed to be from 200
to 500 years old. Among the lot are
q number Of military orders by Crom-
well, for which he got $50 apiece, and
he offered to produce g. letter from
Judas Iscariot for $75.
The Ouray (Col.) Muldoon calls
upon "the refined and wealthy of the
over heated East" to come out to
Ouray. "We have.1 it says, "walks
| where lovers can kiss without detec-
ton and embrace without discovery.
We have densely shaded grottos,
where the overhanging boughs shield
the susceptible and unsuspecting, and
constituency the male portion of
which is accommodating beyond be-
lief. Come early and avoid the rush."
AT Kingston, N. Y, one day last
week, q female typewriter was unable
to perform on the epistolary instru-
ment while hearing the strains of g.
hand organ, and it was not until the
| music had ceased that she could
continue writing. The rythm of the
| typewriter was all out of tune with
that of the hand-organ, she ex.
| planned.
A CLERGYMAN at Camden, N. J.,
tells a good story. A few days ago g.
| stylish couple called at his house and
were married by him. On retiring the
groom handed the minister large
official envelope, marked ga pres
emit, with thanks" Upon opening the
same the munifcent sum of 10 cents
was found ipclosed.
AMERICAN invention is now engaged
out in the Wild West in tackling q
long felt want. Says the Heppner
! (Oregon) Gazette: cat Walla Walla
HI. S. Brantford's experimental gar
den is crossing strawberry plants,
sugar cane, and milkweed to produce
q new species Of vine which will grow
sugar and cream in con- ection
with Strawberries"
NEAR Chico, CAL, the other day
cat attacked q nest of Guails, and
Selling the mother, was carrying her
off, wnen the male bird put in an ap-
pearance and made such q sharp at
tack with his beak and wings upon
the cat that she was obliged to drop
her prey and scamper. The two birds
got upon the fence and witnessed her
flight with evident pleasure.
OWING to the arrest of the Chinese
fishermen, who have been for some
time the chief suppliers of the shrimp
market, says the San Francisco Alta,
there has been a dearth of that deli
cacy during the past week. Italian
and American fishermen do not engage
in this industry to any extent. The
San Quentin and Porero Districts are
the principal shrimp beds in this vicin-
ity.
THERE is suit at present on trial
in Baltimore court under the ma
iestic and impressive title of civilian
IL. Perkins, Worthy Ruler Of St.
Thomas Lodge, against Augustus
Thomas, Grand Roval King of the
United and Consolidated Order of
Brothers and Sisters and Sons and
Daughters of the Knights OF Four
Men, and the Members of the Supreme
Grand Royal House,"
A GEORGIA paper relates that O.
fortnight ago Mr.. Hopkins of Bruins
wick, discovered his wooden sidewalk
on fire. No sooner had he put out
the flames than he noticed other
places smoking. Whenever he drew
his foot across a plank it would take
fire. A dogs track on the walk
would Immediately become a blaze.
No place would ignite from this friction
except where the sun had full power.
| A CURIOUS advertisement appears in
the paper Of German town. s'N.
NJ, OF Martinette, informs his readers
that he is convinced that q second
food, not less terrible than that OF
Noah's generation, will devastate sim
ful Europe before very long. He is
consequently resolved upon building
an ark as large as Noah's if possible.
The estimated cost will be about co.
900 marks He asks if there is any
young lady, pretty and about 18
years old, who is in possession of
this sum and willing to accept the
protector of the new ark as hus-
band, adding that his advertisement
sis not an idle joke, but is serious
and honest"